text_original: No  thing could be done by uniting with the cautious Ferdinand; but the flighty Maximilian was a more hopeful subject The only troops that could be used against France were the Grerman and Swiss mercenaries, men who made war a trade, and were trained and dis  ciplined soldiers.
text_transcription: NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY UNITING WITH THE CAUTIOUS FERDINAND BUT THE FLIGHTY MAXIMILIAN WAS A MORE HOPEFUL SUBJECT THE ONLY TROOPS THAT COULD BE USED AGAINST FRANCE WERE THE GERMAN AND SWISS MERCENARIES MEN WHO MADE WAR A TRADE AND WERE TRAINED AND DISCIPLINED SOLDIERS
phonemes: nˈoʊ θˈɪŋ kʊd biː dˈʌn baɪ juːnˈaɪɾɪŋ wɪððə kˈɔːʃəs fˈɜːdɪnˌænd; bˌʌt ðə flˈaɪɾi mˌæksɪmˈɪliən wʌzɐ mˈɔːɹ hˈoʊpfəl sˈʌbdʒɛkt ðɪ ˈoʊnli tɹˈuːps ðæt kʊd biː jˈuːzd ɐɡˈɛnst fɹˈæns wɜː ðə ɡɹˈɜːmən ænd swˈɪs mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz, mˈɛn hˌuː mˌeɪd wˈɔːɹ ɐ tɹˈeɪd, ænd wɜː tɹˈeɪnd ænd dˈɪs sˈɪplaɪnd sˈoʊldʒɚz.